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Gary L. Laxton

Examiner (ID: 12209, Phone: (571)272-2079 , Office: P/2838 )

Most Active Art Unit
2838
Art Unit(s)
2838, 2896
Total Applications
2600
Issued Applications
2250
Pending Applications
149
Abandoned Applications
239

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/584693
Flexible sensor assembly for ENT instrument Jan 25, 2022 Issued
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17/597783
Device for improving ergonomics of an endoscopic control handle Jan 23, 2022 Issued
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17/573750
IMAGE CAPTURING MODULE, ENDOSCOPE WITH IMAGE CAPTURING MODULE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Jan 11, 2022 Abandoned
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17/567665
Autonomous navigation and intervention in the gastrointestinal tract Jan 2, 2022 Issued
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17/644758
Methods for advancing a device through a gastrointestinal tract Dec 15, 2021 Issued
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17/524472
Ablation Catheters with Multiple Endoscopes and Imaging Chip Endoscopes and System for Altering an Orientation of an Endoscopic Image Nov 10, 2021 Abandoned
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18/245713
SURGICAL ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND SURGERY SUPPORT SYSTEM Oct 24, 2021 Pending
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17/451954
Methods and systems for controlling cooperative surgical instruments with variable surgical site access trajectories Oct 21, 2021 Issued
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17/451960
Methods and systems for controlling cooperative surgical instruments Oct 21, 2021 Issued
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17/451949
Methods and systems for controlling cooperative surgical instruments Oct 21, 2021 Issued
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17/451953
Methods and systems for controlling cooperative surgical instruments with variable surgical site access trajectories Oct 21, 2021 Issued
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17/451948
Methods and systems for controlling cooperative surgical instruments Oct 21, 2021 Issued
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17/451950
Methods and systems for controlling cooperative surgical instruments Oct 21, 2021 Issued
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17/502808
Monitoring system and evaluation method for insertion operation of endoscope Oct 14, 2021 Issued
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17/498768
Light source control device and medical observation system Oct 11, 2021 Issued
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17/496316
ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROVISION METHOD, AND RECEIVER Oct 6, 2021 Abandoned
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17/493904
SURGICAL METHODS USING MULTI-SOURCE IMAGING Oct 4, 2021 Pending
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17/492529
Optical filter system for a video endoscope, display system and video endoscope Sep 30, 2021 Issued
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17/449771
Coordinated instrument control systems Sep 30, 2021 Issued
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18/026304
CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MAGNETIC CONTROL CAPSULE ENDOSCOPIC APPARATUS Sep 8, 2021 Pending
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